Fence-post mold.



No. 884,502.- PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

0. F. KYSER.

FENCE POST MOLD.

A PPLIQATIOH FILED JAK. 17, 1907.

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CHARLES F. KY SER, O13 SARANAC, MICHIGAN.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, CHARLES F. KYsER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Saranac, in the county of Ionia and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Post Molds; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

M invention is an improved mold for molding cement composition fence posts and other suitable structures, and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and one o 'ly improved mold 1 is preferably made from a Sin le piece of suitable sheet metal bent in slig tly conical form, so that its upper end'is of less diameter than its lower end and its sides are caused to taper from its bottom to its to At the front edges 2 of the metallic fiexi 1e body 1 of the mold are secured longitudinally-disposed, outwardlyextending are 3, which may be made of wood or of any other suitable material and which serves to stiffen the said edges-of the mold body'and to also form outwardly-projecting flanges at such edges. In the lower edge of the mold body are notches 4 and at the upper edge thereof are notches 5. 7

Within the mold body are a series of detachable longitudinally-disposed wires or rodsfi, which are used when molding a fence post, column or like structure, to become embedded in the material composing the same for the purpose of strengthening such structure. Each of said wires or rods 1s rovided with a offset at its lower end, shown as a loop 7, and with an outwardly and u wardly exten'din hook 8 to engage F the notches4, t e offset 7 bearing against the inner side of the mold body to space said wires or rods therefrom. Said wires or rods are also-formed at their u per ends with hooks or other devices 9 to ear Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 17, 1907. Serial No. 352,768.

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body to enable the molded article to beremoved therefrom.

Within the scope of my invention, any suitable means may be employed to detachably secure the upper ends of the wires or rods. For the purposes of this s ecification,-

I show a cord 10, which is asse around the upper ortion of the mold ody, has one end secu-re to dne of the bars 3,'as at 11, and is formed with loops 12, which enter the notches 5 and engage the hooks or securing devices 9,

the opposite end of the said securin -cord being secured to the other bar 3 by a utton or other suitable device 13. The flexible spring metal body, which is open longitudinally on one side, from end to end, tends to partly open to enlarge its diameter.

In the operation of the mold, after the.

wires or rods'fi have been secured therein,

the open side of the mold is closed by causin I the flange bars 3 to be pressed together, an

substantially U-sha ed clamps or other suitable devices 14 are t en placed astride of said flange bars to thus secure them to ether and secure the mold body in a close positioni The mold body is then stood on either end,

and the cement composition is put into the same from the other end thereof, and iinecessary or desirable, is tamped from time to time. while being put therein.- Pins 15: are

passed through the composition While it is plastic and through openings 16, which are ormed in one side of the mold body and in the op osing sides of the flange bars, and' when t 1e com osition has set, the saidpins are then wit idrawn and form openin s, which extend diametrically through the molded post to enable bolts to be.passed therethrough and employed in connection with a suitable bar of wood or iron to clamp a fence of any kind between said bar and the post. The cord is then out, so as to release the upper'ends of the rods or wires 6, the clamps removed from the flan e bars, the

mold body is opened and'the mo ded articlef together with the wires or rods embedded therein, is then removed from the lower enlar ed end 01 said mold body.

rom the fore oing description, taken in connection with the accompanying'drawings,

- resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing an of the advantages of this invention, as de ed by the appended claimv Having thus described my invention, what [claim as new, and desire to secure by Lettors-Patent, is

A mold of the type described, composed of spring sheet metal and open at one side, said mold being provided at its upper and lower ends with longitudinally dis osed notches and having outwardly exten 'ng flanges at its open side, said flanges comprising rela tively thick wooden bars provided on their inner faces with transverse re istering grooves, and the wall of the mol having perforations respectively diametrically opposite said grooves, and U-shaped clamps removably applied to said flanges forsecurthem together and holdlng the opensi e of the mold closed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES F. KYSER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM iii/PAYNE, E nunr T. WHITE. 

